Mathew Gates
Born (1975-06-29) June 29, 1975
Hitchin, England
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
Skating clubDallas FSC
Began skating1988
Retired2003

Mathew Gates (born June 29, 1975) is a British-American former competitive ice dancer. With Eve Chalom, he is the 1996 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist and a two-time (1997, 1999) U.S. national silver medalist. He has medaled seven consecutive times at the US National Championships from Novice to Senior level. Gates is a two-time World competitor and member of Team USA. Gates is a World/International level Coach and Choreographer.

Personal life

Gates was born June 29, 1975, in Hitchin, England.[1] He moved to the United States in 1992.[2] He is married to Kelly Gates, who is a former professional figure skater and a Registered Nurse. They have two children, and reside in North Carolina, US.

Career

Gates started skating as a singles skater in England before focusing on ice dancing. As a young child, he trained as a gymnast. Gates was coached by Elizabeth Coates in England before he relocated to the U.S.[2] to train at the Detroit Skating Club.

Partnership with Chalom

Gates teamed up with American skater Eve Chalom in 1992, following a tryout in Boston arranged by Coates.[2] They decided to represent the United States. After winning national titles on the novice level in 1993 and on the junior level in 1995, the duo took bronze at the 1996 U.S. Championships in their first season as seniors.[3]

In the 1996–97 season, Chalom/Gates were awarded silver at the 1996 Nebelhorn Trophy and debuted on the Champions Series (later known as the Grand Prix series). They also won silver at the 1997 U.S. Championships and were assigned to the 1997 World Championships in Lausanne, where they placed 17th.

Chalom/Gates were ineligible for the 1998 Winter Olympics because he was not yet an American citizen.[2] They finished fourth at the 1998 U.S. Championships. They were coached by Coates and Igor Shpilband until the end of the 1997–98 season and then switched to Christopher Dean and Warren Maxwell in Plano, Texas.[3][4] In their final season together, Chalom/Gates won their second national silver medal and finished 17th at the 1999 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland.

Chalom/Gates skated professionally in numerous ice shows, and were invited to perform for the Champions on Ice Tour.

Later career

In January 2002, Gates tried out with Emilie Nussear on the advice of a coach, Tatiana Tarasova.[1] Nussear/Gates won the silver medal at the 2002 Karl Schäfer Memorial and placed 5th at the 2003 U.S. Championships. They were coached by Tarasova, Nikolai Morozov, and Maia Usova in Newington, Connecticut.[1]

Gates began working as a coach and choreographer by 2000.[5] In 2001, Gates won the PSA Choreographer award for “William Tell Overture” program for best men’s performance - Michael Weiss. Since then, Gates has coached and choreographed for skaters from beginner through National, World & Olympic level. Former students/choreograph students include: Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje, Zachary Donohue, Nikolaj Sorensen, Cathy Reed, Chris Reed, Anna Zadorozhniuk, Sergei Verbillo, Maxim Bolotin Olga Orlova, Tanja Kolbe , Stefano Caruso, Avonley Nguyen, Michael Weiss, Katarina Delcamp, Maxwell Gart, Kristin Fraser, Igor Lukanin, Collin Brubaker, Charlene Guignard, Marco Fabbri Alexandra Zaretsky, Roman Zaretsky, Mark Hanretty Molly Cesanak, Annabelle Morozov Nikolas WamsteekerMaxim Naumov, Haley Sales Alina Milevska, Melissa Gregory, Denis Petukhov,Emily Zhang, Ting Cui, Isabella Tobias, Ashley Foy, Benjamin Blum, Irina Movchan Corenne Bruhns, among others.

Former coaching partners include Nikolai Morozov (Hackensack, NJ) Shae-Lynn Bourne, Svetlana Kulikova, Dmitry Palamarchuk (Connecticut) and Natalia Mishkutinok (Dallas, TX) Current coaching partner, Alexandra Zaretsky (Charlotte, NC) and Stefano Caruso (Berlin, Germany)

Gates is an ISU Technical Specialist.[6] Gates currently coaches in Charlotte, NC and operates Elite Skating Academy / Elite Training Program. Gates travels to choreograph for international skaters throughout the US and Europe.

Programs

With Chalom

Season Original dance Free dance
1998–99
[3]

    With Nussear

    Season Original dance Free dance
    2002–03
    [1]
    • Waltz
    • Polka
    • Waltz

    Results

    GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix

    With Chalom

    International[3]
    Event 92–93 93–94 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99
    Worlds17th17th
    GP Cup of Russia8th5th
    GP Nations Cup9th9th
    GP NHK Trophy7th
    GP Skate America7th
    GP Skate Canada7th
    Nebelhorn Trophy12th2nd
    St. Gervais10th8th
    Basler Cup3rd
    International: Junior[3]
    Junior Worlds14th
    National[3]
    U.S. Champ.1st N3rd J1st J3rd2nd4th2nd
    Levels – N: Novice; J: Junior

    With Nussear

    International[1]
    Event 2002–03
    GP Skate America7th
    Karl Schäfer Memorial2nd
    National[1]
    U.S. Championships5th

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Emilie NUSSEAR / Mathew GATES: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 28, 2006.
    2. 1 2 3 4 Moran, Edward (January 7, 1998). "She Answers To Challenge; Chalom Overcomes Disability To Dance With The Best On Ice". Philadelphia Daily News.
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "CHALOM Eve / GATES Mathew". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 16, 2016.
    4. ↑ Stevens, Ryan (May 5, 2014). "Interview With Eve Chalom". Skate Guard.
    5. ↑ "INTERVIEWS: Mathew Gates". ice-dance.com. October 19, 2003. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007.
    6. ↑ "Communication No. 1467". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2009-02-03.
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